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At least 1,200 Israelis - men, women, babies, children and elderly - were murdered on the first day of the war against Hamas, and the numbers are increasing every day - while the identification process continues to move forward and families are notified.
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On October 7, Nahal Brigade Commander Col. Jonathan Steinberg, 42, from Shomria, was en route to a clash site where his soldiers were engaged with terrorists. He encountered a terrorist on his way there and was killed during a firefight near Kerem Shalom.
Cpl. Nathaniel Young, 20, was a lone soldier who immigrated to Israel from London and was killed in a battle on the Gaza border. He was buried at the military section of Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem.
On October 8, the IDF released the names of 15 soldiers who were killed in Hamas's surprise attack the day before - Sst. Roi Weiser, 21, from Efrat, a Golani soldier; Sst. Adir Geori, 20, from Jerusalem, a Sayeret Matkal commando; Cpl. Ariel Eliyahu, 19, from Mitzpe Yericho, a 7th Armored Brigade soldier; Sst. Guy Simchi, 20, from Gedera, a Paratrooper; Cpl. Shira Shochat, 19, from Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, a Unit 414 soldier; Sgt. Maj. Aharon Parash, 36, from Ofakim, a Technology and Maintenance Corps inspector; and Lt. Shilo Cohen, 24, from Sderot, a Shaldag soldier.
Maj. Amir Sakuri, 31, from Jerusalem, a Sayeret Matkal commando; Warrant Officer Ido Rosenthal, 45, from Ben Shemen, a Shaldag soldier; Maj. Ariel Ben Moshe, 27, from Kiryat Bialik, a commander in Sayeret Matkal; Cpl. Danit Cohen, 19, from Sderot, a soldier in Southern Command; Sst. Or Mizrachi, 21, from Petah Tikva, a Nahal soldier; Cpl. Amit Gueta, 21, from Rehovot, a Maglan soldier.
Earlier, the names of the following fallen were cleared for publication: Col. Roi Yosef Levy, 44, from Shavei Tzion, commander of the Multidimensional Unit, also known as the “Ghost” Unit; Lt. Col. Yonatan Tzur, 33, from Kedumim, the commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion, Maj. Avraham Hovlashvili, 26, from Ashdod, an officer in Caracal; Sgt. Itay-El Marciano, 20, from Shoham, a Paratrooper; Pvt. Ofir Davidian, 18, from Patish, a logistics soldier in the Home Front Command; Cpt. Tal Grushka, 25, from Kfar Saba, a Nahal officer; Cpt. Aryeh Ziering, 27, from Raanana, a K-9 Unit officer. Sst. Ilay Gamzu, 20, from Ashdod, a Paratrooper; Sst. Ohad Cohen, 20, from Idan, a Shaldag soldier.
Cpl. Itamar Ayash, 19, from Kiryat Gat, served in the Southern District of the Home Front Command; Maj. Ido Yehoshua, 27, from Yavne, commander of the training platoon at the Special Air Forces School. Cpl. Uri Locker, 19, from Pardes Hana Karkur, a Golani solider; Maj (Res.) Omri Michaeli, 35, from Nes Ziona, a Duvdevan soldier; Maj. Vitali Skipkevich, 21, from Ariel, an Egoz soldier. Lt. Shoham Tomer, 23, from Srigim, company commander in the 934th Reconnaissance Battalion; Lt. Itai Maor, 23, from Rosh Ha'Ain, a platoon commander in the Golani Brigade's 51st Battalion; Lt. Rom Shlomi, 23, from Moshav Ganot, a reconnaissance platoon commander in the Shaldag Unit. Cpl. Yaron Zohar, 19, from Kiryat Ata, a Golani soldier.
Cpt. Adir Aboudi, 23, from Modi'in, a commander in the Home Front Command; Cpt. Yotam Ben Bassat, 24, from Bat Hefer, a commander in the Multidimensional Unit; Sgt. Ofir Tzioni, 21, from Yokneam Illit, a commander in the Home Front Command; 2nd Lt. Adar Ben Simon, 20, from Neve Ziv, a commander in the Home Front Command; Sgt. Or Asto, 21, from Be'er Sheva, a logistics NCO in Golani.
Sgt. Eden Alon Levi, 19, from Nirit, a commander in the Home Front Command; Sst. Yuval Ben Yaakov, 21, from Kfar Menahem, a solider in the 7th Armored Brigade; Cpl. Guy Bazak, 19, from Givatayim, a Golani soldier; Pvt. Nerya Aharon Nagari, 18, from Talmon, a Home Front Command soldier; Pvt. Naama Boni, 19, from Afula, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade; Lt. Iftah Yavetz, 23, from Ramat Hasharon, a commander in Maglan.
Lt. Col. Sahar Mahlouf, 36, from Modi'in, the commander of the 481st Signal Battalion; Sgt. Ofek Rosenthal, 20, from Kfar Menahem, a Maglan soldier; 2nd Lt. Yanai Kaminka, 20, from Tzur Hadassah, a commander in the Home Front Command; Lt. Or Moses, 22, from Ashdod, a commander in the Home Front Command; Sst. Omri Niv Feirstein, 20, a Home Front Command soldier; Cpl. Dvir Lisha, 21, from Nitzan, a Golani soldier.
Sgt. Ido Harush, from Mitzpe Ramon, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade; Sgt. Menashe Yoav Maliev, 19, from Kiryat Ono, an officer in the 7th Armored Brigade; Cpl. Netanel Yang, 20, from Tel Aviv, a Golani soldier; Maj. Chen Buchris, 26, from Ashdod, the deputy commander Maglan; Lt. Or Yosef Ran, 29, from Itamar, a commander in Duvdevan; Cpl. Adi Gurman, 19, from Hogla, a Unit 414 soldier; Sfc. Amir Fisher, 22, from Tel Aviv, a Duvdevan soldier; Lt. (Res.) Ido Edri, 24, from Givaton, an infantry officer.
Raz Tzioni, father of Sst. Ofir Tzioni, said, "We spoke to him for the last time Friday evening, he said that everything is fine with him. On Saturday when we realized what happened, I sent him a message 'Write that everything is fine...,' but he didn't respond. In the evening, the army representatives came to inform us."
After a day of intense combat, where Israel Police officers, Border Patrol soldiers and commandos valiantly stood at the forefront of battles against the enemy, the Israel Police on October 7 announced the death of its members. The following are their names:
Chief Superintendent Ge-ar Davidov, commander of the Rahat station; Chief Superintendent Itzhak Shvili, commander of the Segev Shalom station; Superintendent Martin Kuzmickas, commander in the coordination of enforcement operations unit; Chief Inspector Shlomo Moshe Al, officer in the Yamam counter-terror unit; Superintendent Nisim Lugasi, deputy commander of a Magav unit; Superintendent Amin Ohonadov, squad commander in the Yoav unit; Inspector Andrei Poshivi, town station patrol officer; Inspector Alexei Shamkov, officer in the Yamam counter-terror unit; Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Meir Abragil, Sderot station investigation coordinator; Sergeant Major Chen Nahmias, sniper in the Yamam counter-terror unit.
Sergeant Major Roman Gendel, instructor in the Lotar counter-terror unit; Sergeant Major Yehuda Kedar, non-commissioned officer Border Police officer at the Eshkol Ein Habsor station; Sergeant Major Roni Abuharon, detective at the Rahat station; Sergeant Major Adir Shlomo, head of logistics at the Sderot station; Sergeant Major Igal Iluz, bomb sapper; First Sergeant Bar Sivan, fighter in the Yamam counter-terror unit; First Sergeant Alon Barad, investigator at the Rahat station; First Sergeant Alexey Borodovsky, Negev Yasam patrol unit; First Sergeant Vitaly Karsik, forensics department crime scene investigator, Tel Aviv District; First Sergeant Alik Poznyakov, detective in the Magen unit.
First Sergeant Melik Karim, investigator at the Be'er Sheva station; First Sergeant Yoram Eliyahu Cohen, fighter in the Yamam counter-terror unit; Staff Sergeant Major Dror Elton, sapper in the Yamam counter-terror unit; Staff Sergeant Yaakov Shlomo Krasninski, fighter in the undercover police unit; Staff Sergeant Major Elior Yifrach, detective; Sgt. First Class Avi Buzaglo, detective at the Rahat station; Sgt. First Class Michael Lizmi, detective at the Be'er Sheva station; Sgt. First Class Shai El Knafo, town patrol in police’s Southern District; Staff Sergeant Alyona Astapenko, town patrol at the Ofakim station; Corporal Ravit Hanna Asayag, Border Police officer in police’s Southern District; First Sergeant Boris Danilov, the coordination of enforcement operations unit; Staff Sergeant Gedif Mulugeta, the coordination of enforcement operations unit; Staff Sergeant Dor Mangadi, the coordination of enforcement operations unit.
Netiv HaAsara, a town of less than a thousand people near the Gaza border, released the names of 15 of its residents who were killed in the Hamas attack.
were cleared for publication: brothers Amit and Yigal Wax, Oren Stern, Shlomi and his wife Ayelet Molcho, Hevik Segal, Gil Ta'aseh, Adi Baharev, Tal Keren, Ruthi and Aryeh Akuni and their daughter Or, Nurit Berger, Marina Almagor and Danny Vobek.
Vobek, a resident of Netiv HaAsara, had been a volunteer with the ZAKA divers unit for many years. The organization said that "he took part in dozens of rescue missions, dedicated to saving lives and honoring the deceased. During the brutal attack on Netiv HaAsara, Vobek courageously defended his home and friends, ultimately losing his life in the battle against armed terrorists. ZAKA volunteers, alongside the entire nation of Israel, mourn his loss, share in the pain, and extend condolences to his family and loved ones."
Aharon Haimov, a 25-year-old senior paramedic and ambulance driver with Magen David Adom (MDA) from Ofakim, was fatally shot on the morning of the attack en route to treat the wounded in his hometown. He is survived by his wife and two children. Haimov began his career with Magen David Adom as a post-high school volunteer before joining the organization in a professional capacity.
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Magen David Adom senior medic and ambulance driver Aharon Haimov, 25, of Ofakim was killed on his way to treat injured
“He was a person who put the good of others and the value of life ahead of everything else — including today, on this tragic morning,” said MDA Director-General Eli Bin.
Israel Fire and Rescue Services announced that Kiryat Gat Fire Station Commander Battalion Chief Shalom Tzaban and Senior Firefighter Yevgeny Galsky were also slain in the attack. Tsaban, 60, a father of two, joined the fire brigade in 1992 and was posthumously promoted to fire deputy chief. Galsky, 34, served in the Netivot fire station. He was promoted posthumously to the rank of sergeant firefighter.
Israel Fire and Rescue Services Commissioner Eyal Caspi extended his condolences to the families and commended the firefighters and commanders who were working tirelessly in numerous locations throughout the conflict zone.
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Israel Fire and Rescue Services announcement of the death of Shalom Tzaban (right) and Yevgeny Galsky
The fire brigade on October 8 announced the death of Sergeant Major Firefighter Eric Yehuda Marciano, 50, who joined the fire brigade in 1996 and served as a team leader at the Kiryat Gat Fire Station. He is survived by his wife and three children.
His daughter Coral said: "He went on duty, and probably because of the pressure, he forgot his bag at home. I wrote to him, 'Dad, you forgot your bag.' At 7:05am, he told me he would come back to get it and at 7:20 he no longer answered me, he had already encountered the terrorists. Numerous trucks loaded with armed terrorists entered the area. He fought the terrorists and managed to save a child. I knew my father was dead before we were informed; someone saw him dead and sent me a picture. My father is a hero. He was my whole world. He was a father who always put us first, and himself second, placing everyone before him."
The head of the Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council, Ofir Libstein, was killed during fighting with Hamas terrorists on October 7. “Ofir was killed when he went to defend a town during the terrorist attack,” the council said.
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Head of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, Ofir Libstein, was killed in the terrorist attack on the Gaza border town
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Israel Amichai Vitzan and Moshe Yedidya Raziel (Rosenberg) were killed in Kerem Shalom. They were both residents of the West Bank settlement of Psagot.
Nine people, including a number of children, were killed when rockets struck their communities in the northern Negev, which do not have shelters, according to local authorities.
In Arara, Yazan Zakaria Abu Jama was killed when a rocket landed near his home. In Alba’at, brothers Malek Ibrahim Alkra’an, 14, and Jawad Ibrahim Alkra’an, 15, were killed in a direct strike. Alba’at cousins Amin Akal Alkra’an, 11, and Mahmoud Diab Alkra’an, 12, were also killed. Faiza Abu Sabaakh, 57, and her granddaughter May Zuheir Abu Sabaakh, 13, were also killed in Alba’at.
Lt. Col. Eli Ginsburg, 42, a commander of the Naval Commando 13 unit, from Dovrat; Private Lior Levy, 19, an operations commander in the Home Front Command, from Dimona; Corporal Adir Tahar, 19, a soldier in the Golani brigade, from Jerusalem; Staff Srg. Uriel Moshe, 21,from the Golani brigade, a resident of Rechasim; Major Peleg Salem, 30, from Netanya; Corporal Amit Tzur, 19, a fighter in the Golan Brigade from Eliachin; Corporal Elai Bar Sade, 19, a fighter in the Golani brigade, from Ramat Gan; Lt. Itai Cohen, 22, a commander in the Engineering Corps' Yahalom special unit, from Rehovot; Sgt. Ben Rubinstein, 20, from the Lotar anti-terror unit, from Hod Hasharon; Srg. Yaron Uri Shai, 21, from the Nahal elite unit, from Kadima-Tzuran; Srg.(Res.) Roi Nagri, 28, from the Lotar anti-terror school, from Tel Aviv; Staff Srg. Itamar Bruchim, 21, paratrooper and commander in the officers' school, from Ashdod; Lt. Nitai Amar, 22, Engineering Corps, from Ma'alumim; 2nd Lt. Yonatan Gutin, special forces, from Modi'in; Staff Sgt. Tashgr Tekah, 21, Golani Brigade, from Jerusalem; Staff Sgt. Naveh Eliezer Lacks from the Matkal special forces unit, from Lod.
Private Ilay Azar, 18, served in Division Command 143, from Shefayim; Srg. Yakir Levi, 21, a soldier of the Golani unit's Division 13, from Moreshet; Staff Sergeant Daniel Moshe Danino, 21, a soldier in Battalion 13, from Haifa; Lieutenant Dekel Suisa, 23, a Battalion commander in Battalion 13, from Bar Giyora; Corporal Shir Biton, 19, a combat medic in the Northern Division, from Ashdod; Sergeant Binyamin Lev, 23, a soldier in Battalion 202, from Jerusalem; Sergeant Ya'ad Ben Yaakov, 20, a soldier in Battalion 13, from Petah Tikva; Corporal Osher Shmaiya, 19, a soldier in Brigade 143, from Be’er Sheva; Corporal Shir Shlomo, 19, an operations sergeant in the Home Front Command’s Southern District, from Netanya; Captain Raz Pertz, 24, a commander in the Golani unit’s Battalion 51, from Afula; Staff Sergeant Max Rabinov, 21, a soldier in Combat Intelligence Collection Corps’ Battalion 414, from Ashdod; Major Ido Yisrael Shani, 29, from Ramat Gan, the Nahal Reconnaissance Unit’s deputy commander, from Ramat Gan;
Sergeant Amihai Yaakov Vaninu, 22, a commander in the Maglan Unit, from Katzrin; Corporal Ofir Tasta, 21, a tank loader in Battalion 77, from Jerusalem; First Sergeant David Ratner, 20, a soldier in Battalion 13, from Ashdod; Staff Sergeant Yonatan Golan, 21, a tank commander in Battalion 77, from Yehud-Monosson; Captain Hadar Kama, 24, an officer in the Sayeret Matkal Commando Unit, from Giv'at Shapira; Corporal Hillel Shmuel Saadon, 21, a soldier in the Nahal Reconnaissance Unit, from Barkai; Staff Sergeant Yogev Aharon, 20, a soldier in Battalion 51, from Pardes Hanna; Sergeant Itay Nachmias, 20, a soldier in the multidimensional unit, from Yeshuv; Corporal Ariel Ohana, 19, a soldier in the Paratrooper Brigade’s Battalion 890, from Revadim; Corporal Erez Ariel, 19, a soldier in Battalion 13, from Amka; Master Sergeant (res.) Tal Maman, 38, a member of his community’s security team, from Mivtahim;
Major Tal Cohen, 30, a soldier in the Sayeret Matkal commando unit, from Ganey Tal; Master Sergeant (res.) Lior Ben Yaakov, 44, a settlement security officer, from Yesha; Corporal Sivan Simcha Asraf, 20, a communication equipment operator, from Ashkelon; Staff Sergeant Amit Peled, 21, a fighter in the Egoz Reconnaissance Unit, from Haifa; Sergeant Tomer Barak, 20, a soldier in the Givati Brigade's Battalion 13, from Petah Tikva; Chief Sergeant Omri Balkin, 25, an instructor in an IDF military academy, from Ramat Hasharon; Chief Sergeant Yosef Malachi Gedaliah, 22, a soldier in the Duvdevan Commando Unit, from Jerusalem; Corporal Ram Meir Batito, 19, a soldier in Battalion 51, from Netanya;
Staff Sergeant Adi Tzur, 20, a soldier in Battalion 51, from Jerusalem; Corporal Amir Levi, 19, a Cardom mortar crew member in Battalion 50, from Petah Tikva; Corporal Uriel Segal, 19, a cook in Battalion 50, from Petah Tikva; Corporal Segev Schwartz, 20, a Cardom mortar crew member in Battalion 50, from Beit She’an; Major Mordechai Shamir, 29, an officer in the Maglan Reconnaissance Unit, from Havat Yair; Sergeant Avitar Ohayun, 22, an ambulance driver in Battalion 51, from Jerusalem; Master Sergeant (res.) Yuval Gabbai, 35, a commander in a combat unit, from Rehovot.
Sgt. First Class Dolev Amoyal, 21, a warrant officer in the Golani Brigade, from Netanya; Lieutenant Ilay Adeni, 21, an officer in the Maglan Commando Brigade, from Tel Mond; Corporal Ido Binanstock, 19, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Ramat Gan; Major Ilay Zisser, 27, an officer in the Sayeret Matkal unit, from Givat Ela; Sgt. First Class Dvir Zakay, 20, a soldier from the Golani Brigade, from Tiberias; Corporal Itamar Cohen, 19, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Karmiel; Sgt. First Class Tomer Ya'akov Mizrachi, 21, a warrant officer in the Nahal Brigade, from Hoshaya; Sergeant Sahar Midani, 20, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Kiryat Ekron; Private Noam Abramovich, 19, a soldier in the Israel Defense Corps, from Givat Brenner; Corporal Emil Smoyalov, 22, a base post guard in the office of Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, from Haifa; Master Sergeant Bechor Soyed, 32, a warrant officer in the Israel Defense Corps; Corporal Amichai Shimon Rubin, 23, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Acre.
Days after the October 7 attack, the Israel Police announced that Sergeant Major Yakir Blochman was killed in battle in Kibbutz Re'im, raising the number of police casualties so far to 44. Blockman, a detective at the Segev Shalom station, who was killed in battle "and acted with courage and ferocity at the front of the fighting against the enemy," according to the police.
The IDF also announced the names of 20 more soldiers who have been killed since the Hamas attack, bringing the number of killed soldiers to 189. Cpt. Sagi Golan, 30, from Raanana, was a commander in the Lotar counter-terrorism special forces unit. Lt. Shilo Rochberger, 23, was a Golani commander from Eli. Lt. Idan Baloy, 21, from Rishon Lezion was a Golani signals officer. Lt. Shir Eilat, 20, a Unit 414 commander, from Kfar Shmuel. 2nd Lt. Yuval Yafe, 21, an officer in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Tzofit. Golani commander 2nd Lt. Yohai Duchan, 26, from Kiryat Arba. First Sgt. (res.) Reuven Shishportish, 36, a local security officer, from Shlomit. Sgt. First Class Adam Agmon, 21, a commander at the School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders, from Kamon. A soldier from Egoz, Staff Sgt. Aviel Malkamo, 21, from Kiryat Ata. Staff Sgt. David Yerhi, 21, a Golani soldier, from Rishon Lezion. Staff Sgt. Ofek Russo, 21, a Shayetet 13 soldier, from Kadima Zoran. Otniel resident Sgt. Aviad Rivlin, 23, a soldier in the Technological and Logistics Directorate. Sgt. Daniel Shaferber, 20, a Unit 414 soldier, from Yehud. Sgt. Shimon Elroy Ben Shitrit, 20, a Unit 414 soldier, from Beit Shean. Raanana resident Cpl. Shirel Mor, 19, a Unit 414 soldier. Cpl. Ili Ben Mucha, 20, a Golani soldier, from Ashdod. Cpl. Aviv Hajaj, 19, a Unit 414 soldier, from Galit. Pvt. Maya Vialovo Polo, 19, a Unit 414 soldier, from Givatayim. Paratrooper Pvt. Yonatan Elazari, 19, from Alon Shvut.
In a tragic series of events, several innocent lives were lost due to rocket attacks in different locations in the southern region of Israel. Five-year-old Yizan Zechariah Abu Jamaa from the town of Ar'ara in the Negev lost his life near his home when a rocket struck. In another incident, the brothers Malk, 14, and Jawad, 15, Ibrahim Al-Karaan from Kuseife in the Negev were fatally hit by a direct rocket strike while seeking shelter at their residence. Eleven-year-old Ameen Al-Karaan and his cousin Muhammad Diyab Al-Karaan, 12, both also residents of Kuseife, died of a direct rocket hit at their residence.
Additionally, Faiza Abu Sbeih, a 57-year-old resident of Ar'ara, and her granddaughter May Zuheir Abu Sbeih, 13, lost their lives due to a rocket impact on their residence. Dalia Abu Madi'am, 30, suffered an injury to her neck while working in the Gaza enclave, but it remains unclear whether it resulted from rocket fire or shrapnel. Abd al-Karim Nasasra a resident of Kuseife, was tragically shot and killed near Netivot on his way to work as a transportation driver, leaving behind a wife and nine children. Osamah Abu Madigam from Rahat was shot and killed by Hamas terrorists near the border. Hamas also shot and killed Kaled al-Farajin, a resident of Ar'ara in the Negev.
Sergeant Naor Siboni, 20, from Gilat, a soldier in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, Private Yam Amar, 18, from Kiryat Ono, intelligence gatherer controller in the 414th Battalion of the Border Defense Corps, Master Sergeant (Res.) Liran Munas Almosnino, 42, from Kmehin, a sapper in the Paran Brigade, Lieutenant Roy Nahari from Ora, a platoon commander in the 202 Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, Corporal Karin Schwartzmann, 20, from Holon, a power and control systems technician in the Israeli Air, Corporal Shimon Lugasi, 19, from Acre, a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, Sergeant Valentin Genesia, 22, from Jerusalem, a soldier in the 890 Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, Corporal Nativ Kotzro, 21, from Ma'ale Adumim, a technician in the 947 Battalion of the Israeli Air Defense Command, Sergeant Barak Ben-David, 19, from Dimona, a soldier from the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, Private Lidor Makis, 19, from Ofakim, logistics NCO in the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Private Binyamin Gavriel Yonah, 19, from Jerusalem, a driver of the 947 Battalion in the Israeli Air Defense Command, Sergeant Itay Ofek Glisko, 20, from Yokneam Illit, a soldier of the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, Sergeant Major (Res.) Ilan Fiorentino, 38, from Nahal Oz, a member of the resident's security team, Corporal Or Avital, 20, from Marom Golan, a soldier in the 77th Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade, Staff Sergeant Daniel Kasbechuk, 21, from Sderot, a technician in the Moran Unit of the David's Sling Artillery Regiment.
Staff Sergeant Shoham Bar, 21, from Ahuzat Barak, a logistic soldier in the Golani Brigade headquarters, Private Hadar Miriam Cohen, 18, from Zeitan a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, Corporal Matan Malka, 19, from Gesher HaZiv, a soldier in the 101st Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, Second Lieutenant Sahar Tal, 20, from Tzora, an intelligence officer in the 77th Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade, Corporal Yael Leiboshor, 20, from Ge'a, a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, Sergeant Dvir Haim Rassler, 21, from Kedumim, a soldier in the 51st Battalion of the Golani Birgade, Corporal Habib Kian, 21, from Hura, a soldier in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, Sergeant Noa Preis, 20, from Mabu'im, a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, Sergeant Major (Res.) Aviad Gad Cohen, 41, from Shlomit, a reconnaissance soldier in the Etzioni Brigade, Sergeant Yarin Marie Peled, 20, from Be'eri, a Northern Brigade medic, Sergeant Neria Ben-David, 22, from Haifa, squad commander of the 603rd Battalion of the Combat Engineering Corps, Corporal Amir Eyal, 19, from Haifa, a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, Staff Sergeant Yishai Fittousi, 21, from Talmon, a soldier in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, Master Sergeant (Res.) Noam Slutkiy, 31, from Jerusalem, a combat medic in the 221st Battalion, Carmeli Brigade, Corporal Boaz Menashe Yogev, 19, from Talmon, defense systems technician in the Northern Brigade, Sergeant Shahaf Nissani, 20, from Ashkelon, a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps.
Captain Guy Admoni, 25, intelligence officer, from Kfar Aza; Lt. David Sade, 22, A Givati Brigade Commander, from Arugot; Sgt. (Res.) Adi Odaya Baruch, 22, an operational Sergeant, from Kiryat Netafim; Sgt. Roee Haim Guri, 21, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Ofakim; Sgt. Omri Peretz, 20, a squad commander, from Elyachin; Sgt. First Class Haim Yeshurun Katzman, 32, auxiliary squad member, from Holit; Staff Sgt. Itay Abraham Ron, 20, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Ness Ziona; Sgt. First Class Ido Kaslasy Omer, 23, Maglan Commando Unit, from Harel; Sgt. Benjamin Blay, 20, a staff driver, from Rehovot; Sgt. Major Gil Avital, 56, from the Israel Defense Corps, from Yesha; Sgt. Ori Carmi, 20, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Rishon Lezion; Cpl. Nachman Dekel, 20, soldier in the Nahal Brigade, from Holon; Captain Abraham Hananel Hanedy, 37, Israel Defense Corps, from Kfar Aza; Master Sgt. Aviv Baram, 33, Auxiliary squad member, from Kfar Aza; Sgt. First Class Daniel Bazgozov, 22, soldier in the Nahal Brigade, from Afula; Sgt. First Class Shlomo Rashatnikov, 20, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Haifa; Sgt. First Class Anar Elyakim Shapira, 22, soldier in the Nahal Brigade, from Jerusalem; Warrant Officer Avraham Flischer, 63, Auxiliary squad member, from Magen; Sgt. First Class Itamar Ben-Yehuda, 21, Golani Brigade Medic, from Rehovot; Col. Leon Bar, 53, West Bank quadrant Officer, from Gedera; Sgt. First Class Dor Lazimi, 21, Soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Kfar Tavor; Cpl. Yotam Halel, 19, soldier in the Nahal Brigade, from Barkat; Cpl. Shoham Shlomo Nidam, 19, Golani Brigade Technician, from Kiryat Shmona; Sgt. First Class Nadav Biton, 20, soldier in the Kfir Brigade, from Ofakim; Sgt. Gali Roee Shakotay, 21, soldier in the Nahal Brigade, from Tzofar; Major Benjamin Trekinsky, 32, officer in the 7th Brigade, from Tel Aviv; Captain Elhanan Meir Klemanzon, 41, West Bank Command Officer, from Atniel; Sgt. Adir Ishto Bogela, 20, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Ariel; Sgt. First Class Nehoray Levy Amitai, 20, Soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Rinatia; Sgt. Maro Elem, 20, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Ashkelon; Major Sa'ar Margolis, 37, Auxiliary Squad Member, from Kisufim; Sgt. First Class Neta Bar-Am, 21, Israel Defense Corps, from Hadera; Sgt. Or Mizrachi, 20, Israel Defense Corps, from Ramat Gan; Capt. Shilo Har-Even, 25, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Almon; Private Ido Baruch, 21, educational instructor, from Be'eri; Major Ido Hobera, 36, Auxiliary Squad Member, from Sufa; Cpl. Matan Avergil, 19, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Hermesh; Sgt. First Class Yishay Slotky, 24, soldier in the Oded Brigade, from Be'er Sheva; Lt. Omer Wolf, 22, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Givat Haim; Captain (Res.) Amir Naim, 27, Golani Engineering Officer, from Erez; Sgt. First Class Daniel Kastiel, 24, Maglan Commando Unit, from Beit Shemesh; Staff Sgt. Ofekr Arbiv, 21, Paratroopers Brigade, from Bat Yam; Staff Sgt. Matanya Elester, 23, soldier in the Carmeli Brigade, from Sde Ilan; Sgt. First Class (Res.) Itay Shlomo Moreno, 24, Maglan Commando Unit, from Aderet; Cpl. Ofir Yeruhin, 19, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Givat Shmuel.
Maj. (res.) Noy Shush, 36, a local security officer, from Be’eri; Cpt. (res.) Adi Bahrav Rabinovich, 62, a local security officer, from Netiv Ha’asara; Cpt. (res.) Yaakov Nadlin, 36, a combat soldier in the Samaria Brigade from Or Akiva; Warrant Officer (res.) Gil Boyum, 55, a local security officer, from Be’eri; First Sgt. (res.) Yiftah Gurni, 51, a local security officer, from Be’er Milka; First Sgt. Ibrahim Kharuba, 39, a tracker in the Gaza Division, from Maghar; Master Sgt. (res.) Shachar Tzemach, 39, a local security officer from Be’eri; Master Sgt. (res.) Dan Asulin, 38, a local security officer, from Mivtahim; Master Sgt. (res.) Shachaf Bergstein, 33, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza; Sgt. Yam Goldstein Almog, 20, a commander in the Computer Service Directorate, from Kfar Aza; Sgt. Adi Landman, 19, a Unit 414 soldier, from Yokne’am Illit; Cpl. Tomer Leibovitz, 19, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Tel Aviv; Cpl. Rotem Kutz, 18, a commander in the Computer Service Directorate, from Kfar Aza; Cpl. Osher Simcha Barzilai, 19, a soldier in the Gaza Division, from Mazkeret Batya.
Cpl. Kamay Achiel, 18, a Navy fighter, from Rosh Ha'ain; Sgt. 1st class (Res.) Ofek Arazi, 28, a local security officer, from Nir Yitzhak; Master at Arms Shahar Aviani, 56, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza; Sgt. Eliassaf Ben Porat, 21, from Safed; Master at Arms Omer Nissim Bitan, 22, from Binyamina; Major (Res.) Uri Shimon Russo, 44, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza; Major (Res.) Avraham Gavriel Korin, 56, a local security officer, from Holit; Master Sargeant Yaron Victor Shahar, 51, a local security officer, from Nir Yitzhak; Sergeant Ofir Shoshani, 20, a military training instructor, from Kfar Aza; Maj. (res.) Ram Negbi, 57, a local military security coordinator, from Ein HaShlosha; Lt. Amitay Zvi Granot, 24, a commander in the 75th Brigade, from Tel Aviv; Sgt. Daniel Rashed, 19, a Golani soldier, from Shfar'am; Sergeant First Class (res.) Ido Keslasi, 23, a Maglan soldier, From Harel; Sergeant Shalev Dagan, 20, a Golani soldier, from Kiryat Yam; Major (res.) Ofir Erez, 57, a local military security coordinator, from Sufa; Sergeant Major (res.) Ofir Mordechai Yaron, 51, a local security officer, from Magen; Master Sergeant (res.) Nadav Amikam, 39, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza; Sergeant Major (res.) Boaz Abraham, 61, a local security officer, from Nir Yitzhak; Warrant Officer (res.) Amit Vax, 48, a local security officer, from Netiv HaAsara; Corporal Liel Vainshtein, 19, a military cook, from Netanya; Sergeant Major (res.) Tal Eilon, 46, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza; Sergeant Major (res.) Eitan Hadad, 43, a local security officer, from Be’eri.
Early on October 12, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the names of three additional soldiers and civilians who were killed fighting against Hamas terrorists.
Master Sergeant (Res.) Arie Kraunik, 54, a local security officer, from Kibbutz Be'eri; Master Sergeant (Res.) Itay Yehoshua, 36, member of the IDF General Staff's personal protection detail, from Hadid; Master Sergeant Ran Poslushni, 48, a local security officer, from Nahal Oz.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the name of an additional fallen soldier on Saturday. Staff Sergeant Omer Baloa, 22, a commander in the 3rd Alexandroni reserve brigade, from Herzliya.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the name of an additional fallen soldier early Monday. Corporal Tamir Barak, 19, a fighter in the Combat Engineering Corps, from Nir Eliyahu.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the name of an additional fallen soldier on Wednesday. Master Sergeant Ziv Dado, 36, a commander in the Golani Brigade's 51st battalion, from Rehovot.
On October 26, the IDF announced the death of a Nahal Patrol fighter, Sergeant Shoham Moshe Ben Harosh, 20, of Hispin, who was wounded in battle on October 7.
On October 28, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the name of an additional fallen soldier. Sergeant Shirel Haim Pour, 20, a soldier in the Operations Directorate, from Rishon LeZion.
Sergeant First Class (Res.) Yinon Fleishman, 31, from Jerusalem, an armored soldier in the 71st Battalion in the reserves, was killed on October 29 when a tank overturned in the north of the country, according to the IDF.
On October 30, the IDF announced three additional fallen IDF troops, Lt. Col. Meidan Israel, 35, head of supply in the Southern Command, from Yarhiv, Meidan was killed on October 25. Maj. Yair Zloof, 32, commander of the 401st Armored Brigade’s surgical company, from Tel Mond, Zloof was killed on October 10. Lt. (Res.) Maor Refael Shalom, 47, served in a non-IDF unit, from Arugot, Shalom was killed on October 7.
Two soldiers of the Givati Brigade were killed on October 31 in the fierce battles that took place in the ground operation as it was approaching Gaza City. The soldiers were killed by an RPG missile that hit the building where the Givati soldiers were staying. They were named as Sergeant Roei Wolf, 20, from Ramat Gan, and Sergeant Lavi Lipshitz, 20, from Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut. Two other soldiers were seriously injured in the incident.
As the ground offensive rages on, 12 more IDF soldiers fell in battle. They are: Staff Sergeant Roie Dawi, 20, from Jerusalem; Corporal Lior Siminovich, 19, from Herzliya; Corporal Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel Aviv; Staff Sergeant Adi Leon, 20, from Nili; Staff Sergeant Erez Mishlovsky, 20, from Oranit; Staff Sergeant Halel Solomon, 20, from Dimona; Sergeant Adi Danan, 20, from Yavne; Corporal Asif Luger, 21, from Yagur; Lieutenant Ariel Reich, 24, from Jerusalem; Sergeant Pdaya Mark, 22, from Otniel; Sergeant Roy Saragusti, rom the Nahal Haroeh farm; Staff Sergeant Itay Yehuda, 20, of Rishon LeZion, and Staff Sergeant Shay Arvas, 20, from Holon, who served as a combat medic.
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Staff Sergeant Itay Yehuda, Sergeant First Class (Res.) Shalev Zion Sharabi, Staff Sergeant Shay Arvas
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On November 1, the IDF released the name of another soldier killed in clashes in the northern Gaza Strip: Sergeant First Class (Res.) Shalev Zion Sharabi, 22, from Teneh Omarim, from the 749 Battalion.
Lt. Yuval Zilber, 25, from Ramat Gan, a member of the 7007th Infantry Regiment of the Jerusalem Brigade, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced early on November 2. The same day, the IDF announced that Lt. Col. Salman Habaka, 33, from Yanoch-Jat, commander of the 53rd Battalion Uzbat al-Barak and a hero of the fighting in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Thursday, November 2, the IDF confirmed that Staff Sergeant Yair Nifousy, 22, a paratrooper from Adi, succumbed to injuries sustained while fighting in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Friday, November 3, the IDF named six more soldiers who had been killed in battles against Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip.
Captain Beni Wais, 22, from Haifa, a platoon commander in the 460th Brigade; Master Sergeant (Res.) Uriah Mash, 41, from Talmon, a 401st Brigade soldier; Master Sergeant (Res.) Yehonatan Yosef Brand, 28, from Jerusalem, a 401st Brigade soldier; Sergeant Major (Res.) Gil Pishitz, 39, from Harish, a tank driver in the 401st Brigade; Staff Sergeant Itay Saadon, 22, from Har Haluts, a tank commander in the 401st Brigade; Sergeant First Class (Res.) Yedidya Eliyahu, 25, from Karnei Shomron, a Combat Engineering Corps soldier.
In addition, the army has named Staff Sergeant Yam Glass, 20, from Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut, a border lookout killed during Hamas's October 7 surprise attack.
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Top left clockwise: Sergeant Major (Res.) Gil Pishitz Master Sergeant (Res.) Uriah Mash, Captain Beni Wais and Master Sergeant (Res.) Yehonatan Yosef Brand
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Staff Sergeant Itay Saadon and Staff Sergeant Yam Glass
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On Saturday, November 4, the army named four more soldiers who fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Master Sergeant Lior Arazi, 25, from Kibbutz Givat Haim (Ihud), a Shaldag combat paramedic; Staff Sergeant Yonadav Raz Levenstein, 23, from Ma'ale Adumim, a Givati soldier; Staff Sergeant Gilad Nehemya Nitzan, 21, from Shilo, a Givati soldier; Major Yehuda Natan Cohen, 25, from Shadmot Mehola, a Givati platoon commander.
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Major Yehuda Natan Cohen and Master Sergeant Lior Arazi
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On Sunday, November 5, the IDF reported that Sergeant Yehonatan Maimon, 20, from Ofakim, a Nahal soldier, was killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip. Master Sergeant Rabbi Naaran Eshchar, 33, from Shadmot Mehola, a tank commander, succumbed to his injuries after he had been involved in a tank accident the week before.
On Monday, November 6, the IDF reported that Staff Sergeant Yehonatan Maimon, 22, from Karmiel, a 401st Brigade soldier, was killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip.
Two more brave IDF troops fell in battle on November 7. They are: Sergeant First Class Jonathan Chazor, 22, from Katzir, a Shaldag soldier; Sergeant First Class (res.) Yaacov Ozeri, 28 years old, from Kfar Shamai, a 401st Brigade soldier.
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Jonathan Chazor, Yaacov Ozeri, and Noam Yosef Abou
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On November 9, the IDF released the names of three valiant IDF soldiers, who died in battle inside the Gaza Strip a day earlier. Sergeant First Class (res.) Eliahou Benjamin Elmakayes, 29, from Jerusalem, a 551st Brigade soldier; Staff Sergeant Noam Yosef Abou, 20, from Dimona, a Nahal soldier; Master Sergeant (res.) Dov Moshe Kogan, 32, from Nov, a Shaldag soldier; additionally, the army said that it had identified the body of border lookout Sergeant Roni Eshel, 19, from Tzur Yitzhak, who was killed during the Oct.7 attack.
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Master Sergeant (res.) Dov Moshe Kogan and Sergeant Roni Eshel
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On November 10, the IDF confirmed that Staff Sergeant Gilad Rozenblit, 21, from Kibbutz Ginegar, a 401st Brigade combat medic, was killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip; Staff Sergeant Yehonatan Yitzchak Samo, 21, from Karmei Tzur, a paratrooper, succumbed to injuries sustained during combat in the central Gaza Strip days earlier.
On November 11, the IDF announced the death of five soldiers who died during the battles in the Gaza Strip a day earlier.
They are Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidyah Leiter, 39, a company commander in the 551st Brigade’s 697th Battalion, from Ein Tzurim; Sgt. Maj. (res.) Yossi Hershkovitz, 44, a soldier in the 551st Brigade’s 697th Battalion, from Gevaot; Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Meir, 38, a soldier in the 551st Brigade’s 697th Battalion, from Odem; Master Sgt. (res.) Sergey Shmerkin, 32, a soldier in the 551st Brigade’s 697th Battalion, from Kiryat Shmona; Master Sgt. (res.) Netanel (Nati) Harush, 34, a soldier in the Givati Brigade’s logistics unit, from Jerusalem.
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Top from left to right: Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidyah Leiter, Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Meir, Master Sgt. (res.) Netanel (Nati) Harush, Master Sgt. (res.) Sergey Shmerkin, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Yossi Hershkovitz
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit, Nati Levi)
On November 12, the IDF confirmed that Staff Sergeant Itay Shoham, 21, from Rosh Haayin, an Egoz soldier and Major Isachar Natan, 28, from Kiryat Malachi, a Maglan soldier, were killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Staff Sergeant Itay Shoham and Major Isachar Natan
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On November 14, the IDF confirmed that Staff Sergeant Roei Marom, 21, from Raanana, a Kfir Brigade soldier, and Master Sergeant (res.) Raz Abulafia, 27, from Rishafon, a 12th Brigade soldier, were killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Master Sergeant (res.) Raz Abulafia and Staff Sergeant Roei Marom
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On November 15, the IDF confirmed that Captain (res.) Omri Yosef David, 27, from Karmiel, an officer in the 12th Negev Brigade, and Captain Yedidya Asher Lev, 26, from Tal Menashe, an officer in the Gavati Brigade, were killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Captain Yedidya Asher Lev and Captain (res.) Omri Yosef David
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On November 16, the IDF confirmed that Cpt. Asaf Master, 22, from Kibbutz Bahan in central Israel, a platoon commander in the 401st Brigade’s 601 Battalion (part of the Combat Engineering Corps), Cpt. Kfir Itzhak Franco, 22, from Jerusalem, a platoon commander in the 401st Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, and Capt. Shlomo Ben Nun, 22, from Modiin, a company deputy commander in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Brigade, were killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip. The military also added that Corporal Avraham Fetena, 20, from Haifa, a soldier in the Military Police Corps, was killed in a terror attack in Jerusalem.
The IDF announced on November 19 the deaths of five soldiers that occurred the previous day. Sergeant Binyamin Meir Airly, 21, a paratrooper and Captain (res.) Roey Biber, 28, from Beit Shemesh, a squad commander in the Combat Engineering Corps’ Yahalom special forces unit, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. In addition, Master Sgt. (res.) Yakir Biton, 34, of the 261st Reserve Brigade’s 8717th Battalion, from Jerusalem and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Rani Tahan, 40, an operations sergeant of the 261st Reserve Brigade’s 8717th Battalion from Sde Nehemia, were killed by an anti-tank missile that hit near Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Chen Yahalom, 35, an officer in the Artillery Corps’ 8159th Battalion, from Kfar Azar, was killed in a car accident on the way to an operational activity.
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Sgt. Maj. (res.) Rani Tahan, Maj. (res.) Chen Yahalom, Master Sgt. (res.) Yakir Biton
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The army later announced that two Givati Brigade soldiers were killed in combat in Gaza. They are Staff Sergeant Gal Mishaelof, 21, from Modi'in and Lieutenant (res.) Adir Portugal, 23, from Mazkeret Batya.
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Lieutenant (res.) Adir Portugal and Staff Sergeant Gal Mishaelof
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The IDF announced on November 20 that Staff Sgt. Dvir Barazani, 20, from Jerusalem, and Sgt. Yinon Tamir, 20, from Pardes Hanna-Karkur, both of the Paratroopers Brigade’s 890th Battalion, fell during an operational activity in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Force. Later the same day, the IDF announced the death of Staff Sgt. Eytan Dishon, 21, from Jerusalem, of the Givati Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, was killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip.
The IDF announced on November 21 the deaths of two Givati Brigade soldiers in fighting in the northern Gaza Strip. They are Captain (res.) Arnon Moshe Avraham Benvenisti Vaspi, 26, from Yesud HaMa'ala and Staff Sergeant Ilya Senkin, 20, from Nof HaGalil.
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Staff Sergeant Ilya Senkin and Captain (res.) Arnon Moshe Avraham Benvenisti Vaspi
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The IDF on November 22 confirmed the death of Captain Liron Snir, 25, a Golani soldier, from Ofra and Staff Sergeant Eitan Dov Rosenzweig, 21, a Givati soldier, from Alon Shvut who were killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Staff Sergeant Eitan Dov Rosenzweig and Captain Liron Snir
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On November 28, the IDF announced the death of three soldiers who were killed on October 7 and whose bodies were being held by Hamas in Gaza. The soldiers are Staff Sgt. Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, from Lehavim; Sgt. Kiril Brodski, 19, from Ramat Gan; and Sgt. Shaked Dahan, 19, from Afula. Their deaths were declared based on evidence found by the IDF.
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Staff Sgt. Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, from Lehavim; Sgt. Kiril Brodski, 19, from Ramat Gan; and Sgt. Shaked Dahan, 19, from Afula
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On December 2, the IDF announced the death of Colonel Asaf Hamami, 41, from Kiryat Ono, the commander of the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade, who was killed during the October 7 surprise attack and whose body is held in Gaza.
On December 3, the army confirmed the death of Staff Sergeant Aschalwu Sama, 20, a Nahal soldier, from Petah Tikva who succumbed to wounds he sustained fighting in the northern Gaza Strip on November 14.
It also announced the death of Sergeant First Class (res.) Or Brandes, 25, a 7th Armored Brigade soldier, from Shoham, who died in battle in the central Gaza Strip.
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Staff Sergeant Aschalwu Sama and Sergeant First Class (res.) Or Brandes
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On December 4, the IDF announced that three soldiers were killed the previous day in battles in Gaza. Sgt. Major (res.) Neriya Shaer, 36, from Yavne, who served in the Paratroopers Brigade was killed in a battle in the center of the Gaza Strip; Sgt. First Class (res.); Ben Zussman, 22, from Jerusalem, a combat engineering soldier in the reconnaissance unit of the 401st Armored Brigade was killed in a battle in the northern Gaza Strip; Sgt. Binyamin Yehoshua Needham, 19, from Zichron Ya’akov, a combat engineering soldier in the 401st Armored Brigade was killed in a battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Sgt. Binyamin Yehoshua Needham; Sgt. First Class (res.); Ben Zussman; Sgt. Major (res.) Neriya Shaer
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On December 5, the IDF confirmed the death of two soldiers and an officer killed in action in the Gaza Strip. They are Captain Eitan Fisch, 23, 188th Armored Brigade officer, from Peduel; Sergeant Yakir Yedidya Schenkolewski, 21, 188th Armored Brigade soldier, from Migdal Oz and Staff Sergeant Tuval Yaakov Tsanani, 20, 188th Armored Brigade soldier, from Kiryat Gat. According to the army's statement, four more soldiers were seriously wounded in battle.
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Captain Eitan Fisch, Staff Sergeant Tuval Yaakov Tsanani, Sergeant Yakir Yedidya Schenkolewski
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The army later announced that Captain Yahel Gazit, 24, a 188th Armored Brigade officer, from Rakefet and Sergeant First Class (res.) Gil Daniels, 34, a 261st Infantry Reserve Brigade soldier, from Ashdod were killed in battles in Gaza.
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Captain Yahel Gazit and Sergeant First Class (res.) Gil Daniels
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On the evening of December 5, the IDF announced the deaths of two more soldiers in the Gaza Strip, the sixth and seventh deaths announced on the same day. Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Damari, 31, a squad commander in the 215th Artillery Regiment’s reconnaissance company, from Dimona, and Master Sgt. (res.) Ilay Eliyahu Cohen, 23, of the 551st Brigade’s 7008th Battalion, from Beit Nehemia were killed in battles in the north of the Gaza Strip.
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Master Sgt. (res.) Ilay Eliyahu Cohen and Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Damari
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The IDF on the morning of December 6 announced the names of two more soldiers, who have been killed during the Swords of Iron war in Gaza. Sergeant First Class (res.) Yehonatan Malka, 23, from Be'er Sheva, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 82nd Battalion, fell in battle in the Gaza Strip. Lt. Col. (res.) Yochai Gur Hershberg, 52, from Havat Philip, commander of the unit to locate missing persons in the 98th Division, was killed in a military car accident in southern Israel.
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Lt. Col. (res.) Yochai Gur Hershberg and Sergeant First Class (res.) Yehonatan Malka
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Later that evening, the army announced that Sergeant Major (res.) Adi Shani, 39, from Tzur Yitzhak, a reconnaissance soldier in Logistics Unit 6036, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Thursday, December 7, the IDF released the names of three additional soldiers who fell in battles in the Gaza Strip. Staff Sgt. Amit Bonzel, 22, of the Paratroopers Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, from Shoham. Staff Sgt. Alemnew Emanuel Feleke, 22, from Kiryat Gat, a soldier in the Commando Brigade’s Duvdevan unit. Sergeant First Class (res.) Maor Gershoni, 24, from Yokne'am Illit, a soldier in the 8173rd battalion.
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Sergeant First Class (res.) Maor Gershoni, Staff Sgt. Amit Bonzel and Staff Sgt. Alemnew Emanuel Feleke
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Later that day, the army confirmed that Sergeant Major (res.) Jonathan David Deitch, 34, from Harish a 55th Paratroopers Brigade reconnaissance soldier and Master Sergeant (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, from Herzliya, a 699th Brigade soldier fell in battles in the southern and northern Gaza Strip, respectively.
On Friday, December 8, the IDF announced the deaths of Sergeant Major (res.) Kobi Dvash, 41, from Tiberias, an engineering soldier and Master Sergeant (res.) Eyal Meir Berkowitz, 28, from Jerusalem, a 699th Brigade soldier, who were killed in action in the southern and northern Gaza Strip, respectively.
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Sergeant Major (res.) Jonathan David Deitch, Master Sergeant (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, Master Sergeant (res.) Eyal Meir Berkowitz and Sergeant Major (res.) Kobi Dvash
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Later that day, the IDF announced that Master Sergeant (res.) Naftali Yonah Gordon, 32, from Jerusalem and Sergeant First Class (res.) Omri Rot, 25, from Katzrin, both 188th Armored Brigade soldiers, were killed in battle in Gaza City's Shijaiyah neighborhood.
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Master Sergeant (res.) Naftali Yonah Gordon and Sergeant First Class (res.) Omri Rot
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On Saturday, December 9, the military confirmed that four soldiers were killed in fighting in Gaza and they are: Master Sergeant (res.) Liav Atiya, 25, a soldier in the 6623rd Battalion, from Be'er Sheva. Master Sergeant (res.) Omri Ben Shachar, 25, a soldier in the 6623rd Battalion, from Givatayim. Sergeant Maor Cohen Eisenkot, 19, a soldier in the Golani Braide's 12th Battalion, from Eilat. Staff Sergeant Jonatan Dean Haim, 25, a soldier from the Combat Engineering Crops' 603rd Battalion from Ramat Gan.
The IDF added that Sergeant Haim Meir Eden, 20, a soldier from the 13th Battalion from Rehovot - who was injured in Hamas' attack on October 7 - succumbed to his wounds.
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Staff Sergeant Jonatan Dean Haim, Master Sergeant (res.) Liav Atiya, Sergeant Maor Cohen Eisenkot and Master Sergeant (res.) Omri Ben Shachar
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On December 10, the IDF reported that Lieutenant Nethanel Menachem Eitan, 22, from Jerusalem, a search and rescue officer, succumbed to injuries sustained in combat in the northern Gaza Strip on December 8.
The IDF on December 11 announced the names of three more soldiers killed in battle in the Gaza Strip and another soldier killed in a military car accident on the previous day. Sgt. Maj. (res.) Gideon Ilani, 35, of Asa’el, who served in the 55th Paratroopers Brigade, fell in battle in Gaza; Sgt. Maj. (res.) Etay Perry, 36, of Modiin, who served the Kiryati Brigade’s 8111st Battalion, was killed in battle in southern Gaza; Maj. (res.) Eviatar Cohen, 42, from Kfar Saba, who served in the Kiryati Brigade’s 8111st Battalion, fell in battle in southern Gaza; Maj. Gal Becher, 34, from Oranit, who served in the Northern Command’s 36th Division, was killed in a military traffic collision in southern Israel.
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Sgt. Maj. (res.) Gideon Ilani, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Etay Perry, Maj. (res.) Eviatar Cohen, Maj. Gal Becher
Later on the afternoon of December 11, the IDF announced that wo reserve officers and a reserve soldier also were killed the previous day by an improvised explosive device in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The slain soldiers, all from the 5th Brigade’s 8111th Battalion, are: Major (res.) Roman Bronshtein, 46, from Bat Yam, a training officer; Cpt. (res.) Eliya Yanovsky, 24, from Jerusalem, a platoon commander; Master Sgt. (res.) Ari Yehiel Zenilman, 32, from Jerusalem.
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Major (res.) Roman Bronshtein, Cpt. (res.) Eliya Yanovsky, Master Sgt. (res.) Ari Yehiel Zenilman
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On December 13, the IDF released the names of eight soldiers who were killed in Shuja'iyya, in the Gaza Strip. The fallen are Sergeant First Class Rom Hecht, Major Ben Shelly, Captain Liel Hayo, Staff Sergeant Oriya Yaakov, Sergeant Achia Daskal, Major Moshe Avram Bar On, Major Roei Meldas, Lieutenant Colonel Tomer Grinberg.
The IDF released another two names of fallen soldiers who were killed in battle in Shuja'iyya, in the Gaza Strip. The fallen's names are Col. Yitzhak Ben Basat and Sergeant Eran Aloni.
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Fallen IDF division commander, Col. Yitzhak Ben Basat
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Master Sgt. (res.) Elisha Loewenstern, 38, from Harish, of the 179th Reserve Armored Brigade’s 8104th Battalion, died on December 13 in battle in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced the following morning. Loewenstern was killed as a result of an anti-tank missile that hit his tank.
On December 15, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the name of a fallen soldier who was killed in battles in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. He is Sergeant Oz Shmuel Aradi, 19, a soldier in the Combat Engineering Corps’ 603rd Battalion, from Kibbutz Hatzor.
Later on Friday, the military reported forces in the Gaza Strip had recovered the bodies of two IDF soldiers who were abducted into the Strip by Hamas terrorists on October 7. They are: Corporal Nik Beizer, 19, a soldier in the District Coordination and Liaison unit, from Be'er Sheva, and Sergeant Ron Sherman, 19, a soldier District Coordination and Liaison unit, from Lehavim.
Additionally, the IDF reported that another soldier had fallen in battles in the southern part of the Strip. Sergeant First Class (res.) Shay Uriel Pizem, 23, a tank commander in the Armored Corps' 9th Battalion, from Kibbutz Ein HaNatziv.
The IDF spokesman announced early on the morning of December 17 that two soldiers had been killed the previous day in battles in Gaza. Master Sgt. (res.) Joseph Avner Doran, 26, from Jerusalem, was killed in a battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Sgt. Maj. (res.) Shalev Zaltsman, 24, from Ramat Yishai, fell Saturday in a battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Master Sgt. (res.) Joseph Avner Doran and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Shalev Zaltsman
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
In the evening, the army reported that Staff Sergeant Boris Dunavetski, 21, a soldier of the 401st Brigade’s 46th Armored Battalion, was killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip.
On December 18, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the names of five fallen soldiers who were killed in battles in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
They are: Sergenant First Class Urija Bayer, 20, a soldier in the Maglan Commando Brigade soldier, from Ma'alot Tarshiha. Master Sergeant Tal Filiba, 23, a soldier in the Combat Engineering Corps, from Rehovot. Master Sergeant Etan Naeh, 26, a soldier in the Duvdevan Commando unit, from Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu. Sergeant First Class Liav Aloush, 21, a soldier in the Duvdevan Commando unit, from Gedera. Sergeant First Class (res.) Lidor Yosef Karavani, 23, a soldier in the Combat Engineering Corps' 8163rd Battalion, from Eilat.
The IDF on December 19 announced the deaths of two soldiers killed the previous day in Gaza: Captain (res.) Rotem Yoseff Levy and Master Sgt. (res.) Daniel Yacov Ben Harosh. Later in the day, it announced the death of Sgt. 1st Class Maoz Fenigstein, 25, from Susya, of the 551st Brigade’s 7008th Battalion, who fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
The IDF said early on the morning of December 20 that Captain (res.) Lior Sivan, 32, of Beit Shemesh, was killed in the fighting in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day and that another soldier was seriously wounded. Later in the day, the IDF announced that Captain (res.) Uriel Cohen, 33, from Tzur Hadassah was killed in the fighting in Khan Younis in the south of Gaza.
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Captain (res.) Lior Sivan, 33, of Beit Shemesh; his wife Liav and their son
(Photo: Yehuda Levy)
Three more IDF soldiers fell in battles in the northenr Gaza Strip, the IDF announced early on December 21. They are: Sgt. Lavi Ghasi, 19, from Hashmonaim, an infantryman in the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion; Lt. Yaacov Elian, 20, from Ramat Gan, a cadet in the Bahad 1 officers school’s Gefen Battalion who previously served as a Givati squad commander; Lt. Omri Shwartz, 21, from Shadmot Dvora, a cadet in the Gefen Battalion who was previously a soldier in the Paratrooper Brigade’s Reconnaissance Battalion. Eight other soldiers were seriously injured in the same battles.
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Sgt. Lavi Ghasi, 19; Lt. Yaacov Elian, 20; and Lt. Omri Shwartz, 21 were killed in battles in northern Gaza
On Friday, December 22, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit released Friday the names of two IDF soldiers who were killed in battles in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
They are: Sergeant First Class (res.) Tal Shua, 31, a soldier in the Combat Engineering Corps’ 7071st Battalion, from Be’er Sheva. Lieutenant Shai Ayeli, 21, an officer in the Special Tactics Rescue Unit 669, from Ashkelon.
In the evening the army reported that Sergeant Amit Hod Ziv, 19, a soldier of the 188th Armored Brigade's 71st Battalion, from Rosh Haayin, was killed on the Lebanon border by Hezbollah fire.
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Sergeant First Class (res.) Tal Shua, Lieutenant Shai Ayeli
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On Saturday evening, December 23, the IDF reported that five Israeli soldiers were killed in action in the Gaza Strip.
They are Staff Sergeant Nir Rafael Kananian, 20, a Givati Brigade soldier, from Beit Keshet; Staff Sergeant Birhanu Kassie, 22, a Givati Brigade soldier, from Beit Shemesh; Master Sergeant (res.) Shay Termin, 26, a 55th Paratroopers Brigade soldier, from Rosh Pina; Warrant Officer (res.) Alexander Shpits, 41, a 55th Paratroopers Brigade soldier, from Karmiel; Captain Oshri Moshe Butzhak, 22, a platoon commander in the 933rd Infantry Brigade, from Haifa.
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Captain Oshri Moshe Butzhak, Master Sergeant (res.) Shay Termin, Staff Sergeant Birhanu Kassie, Warrant Officer (res.) Alexander Shpits, Staff Sergeant Nir Rafael Kananian
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Staff Sergeant Kananian and Staff Sergeant Kassie were killed by an explosive device in the southern Gaza Strip. In the same battle, five Israeli servicemembers were seriously wounded and another five sustained injuries to varying degrees.
Master Sergeant (res.) Termin and Warrant Officer (res.) Shpits were killed in a separate battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Captain Butzhak was killed in a clash with terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip.
The IDF on December 24 named eight soldiers who died in battles across the Gaza Strip. They are Master Sergeant (res.) Nadav Issachar Farhi, 30, an 11th Brigade combat medic, from Herzliya; Master Sergeant (res.) Eliyahu Meir Ohana, 28, an 11th Brigade combat soldier, from Haifa; Sergeant First Class (res.) Elyassaf Shoshan, 23, a 646th Reserve Paratrooper Brigade soldier, from Jerusalem; Sergeant First Class (res.) Ohad Ashur, 23, a 646th Reserve Paratrooper Brigade soldier from Kfar Yona; Staff Sergeant David Bogdanovskyi, 19, a soldier of the 7th Armored Brigade's 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion, from Haifa; Staff Sergeant Orel Bashan, 20, a soldier of the 7th Armored Brigade's 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion, from Haifa; Staff Sergeant Itamar Shemen, 21, a 36th Division paramedic who was fighting with the 77th Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade, from Lapid; Staff Sergeant Gal Hershko, 20, a squad commander in the 7th Armored Brigade's 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion, from Yiftach.
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Top left to right: Staff Sergeant Itamar Shemen, Master Sergeant (res.) Eliyahu Ohana, Staff Sergeant Orel Bashan, Staff Sergeant David Bogdanovskyi, Staff Sergeant Roy Elias; bottom left to right: Sergeant First Class (res.) Ohad Ashur, Staff Sergeant Gal Hershko, Sergeant First Class (res.) Elyassaf Shoshan, Master Sergeant (res.) Nadav Issachar Farhi
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
Later the same day, the IDF announced that Staff Sergeant Roy Elias, 21, a soldier of the 7th Armored Brigade's 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion, from Tzofar, was killed in action in the southern Gaza Strip. On the evening of December 24, the IDF announced the death of Maj. (res.) Aryeh Rein, 39, from Mishmarot, of the 14th Reserve Armored Brigade’s 79th Battalion, who was killed by an anti-tank missile in a battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
The IDF reported on the morning of December 26 that Staff Sergeant (res.) Elisha Yehonatan Lober, 24, a soldier of the 179th Reserve Armored Brigade's 8104th Battalion, from Yitzhar and Sergeant First Class (res.) Joseph Gitarts, 25, a soldier of the 179th Reserve Armored Brigade's 7029th Battalion, from Tel Aviv, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Sergeant First Class (res.) Joseph Gitarts and Staff Sergeant (res.) Elisha Yehonatan Lober
(צילום: דובר צה"ל)
The IDF announced on the afternoon of December 26 that Staff Sergeant Daniel Nachmani, 21, of the 188th Armored Brigade and a resident of Kfar Saba, passed away due to injuries he sustained during operational activity along the northern border last week. Nachmani was mortally wounded by a rocket fired from Lebanon three days earlier.
The IDF spokesman on the evening of December 26 announced the death of three more soldiers killed in the battles in the Gaza Strip. Master sergeant Maor Lavi, 33, from Susya, of the Bislamach Brigade’s 450th Battalion, was killed in battle central Gaza .Major Shay Shamriz, 26, from Merkaz Shapira, a company commander in the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Capt. (res.) Shaul Greenglick 26, of Raanana of the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Major Shay Shamriz, 26; Capt. (res.) Shaul Greenglick, 26; and Master sergeant Maor Lavi, 33
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The IDF spokesman announced early on the morning of December 27 that Lt. Yaron Eliezer Chitiz, 23, of Ra'anana, deputy company commander in the Shaked Battalion of the Givati Brigade, was killed overnight in a battle in the northern Gaza Strip. In addition, Staff sergeant Itay Buton, 20, of Petach Tikva and Staff sergeant Efraim Yachman, 21, from Neve Daniel, both soldiers in the Shaked Battalion of Givati, were also killed overnight in the battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Staff sergeant Itay Buton, 20; Lt. Yaron Eliezer Chitiz, 23; Staff sergeant Efraim Yachman, 21
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Sergeant First Class (res.) Amichai Yisrael Yehoshua Oster, 24, from Karnei Shomron, was killed in northern Gaza on January 1, 2024, the first soldier killed in the new year.
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Sergeant First Class (res.) Amichai Yisrael Yehoshua Oster, 24
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Two more fallen heroes were announced on January 16. They are Sergeant first class (res.) Nitzan Schessler, 21, from Hadera; Sergeant major (res.) Noam Ashram, 37, from Kfar Saba.
On January 21, the IDF announced that Sergeant First Class (res.) Uriel Aviad Silverman, 23, from Nehalim, fell in battle in Gaza.
On January 22, following the worst incident in Gaza since October 7, in which Hamas terrorists fired anti-tank missiles at buildings rigged with explosives near the border with Israel, 21 soldiers fell in the incident. Sgt. Maj. (res.) Matan Lazar, 32, of the 261st Brigade’s 6261st Battalion, from Haifa, Sgt. First Class (res.) Hadar Kapeluk, 23, a squad commander in the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Mevo Beitar, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Sergey Gontmaher, 37, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Ramat Gan, Sgt. First Class (res.) Elkana Yehuda Sfez, 25, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Kiryat Arba, Sgt. First Class (res.) Yoval Lopez, 27, of the 205th Brigade’s 9206th Battalion, from Alon Shvut, Master Sgt. (res.) Yoav Levi, 29, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Yehud-Monosson, Sgt. First Class (res.) Nicholas Berger, 22, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Jerusalem, Sgt. First Class (res.) Cydrick Garin, 23, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Tel Aviv, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Rafael Elias Mosheyoff, 33, of the 261st Brigade’s 6261st Battalion, from Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Barak Haim Ben Valid, 33, a squad commander in the 261st Brigade’s 6261st Battalion, from Rishon Lezion.
Sgt. Major (res.) Adam Bismut, 35, of the 261st Brigade’s 6261st Battalion, from Karnei Shomron, Sgt. Major (res.) Itamar Tal, 32, of the 261st Brigade’s 6261st Battalion, from Kibbutz Mesilot, Sgt. first class (res.) Ahmad Abu Latif, 26, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Rahat, Captain (res.) Ariel Mordechay Wollfstal, 28, of the 205th Brigade’s 9206th Battalion, from Elazar, Sgt. First Class Israel Socol, 24, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Karnei Shomron, Master Sgt. Elkana Vizel, 35, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion from Bnei Dekalim, Captain (res.) Nir Binyamin, 29, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Givatayim, Sgt. first class (res.) Sagi Idan, 24, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion from Rosh HaAyin, Sgt. Major (res.) Mark Kononovich, 35, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion from Herzliya, Sgt. Major (res.) Shay Biton Hayun, 40, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Zikhron Ya'akov, Sgt. Major (res.) Zegeye Daniel Kasau, 38, of the 261st Brigade’s 8208th Battalion, from Yokneam Illit.
On January 26, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit announced Sergeant Major (res.) Eliran Yeger, a 36-year-old reservist in the Engineering Corp, from Tel Aviv, was killed during fighting in the Gaza Strip.
On January 31, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the names of three IDF soldiers killed in clashes in Gaza. Major (res.) Netzer Simchi, 30, from Masad, an officer in the 14th Division’s 87th Battalion, Captain (res.) Gavriel Shani, 28, from Eli, a commander in the 6646th Battalion, and Warrant officer (res.) Yuval Nir, 43, from Kfar Etzion.
Additionally, Israel Police reported that Sergeant First Class Ran Gvili, who was last seen during Hamas' October 7 attack, was killed in action and his body is currently being held in Gaza.
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Major (res.) Netzer Simchi, Captain (res.) Gavriel Shani, Warrant officer (res.) Yuval Nir
The IDF announced on Wednesday, January 31, that Major (res.) Yitzhar Hofman, 36, a troop commander in the elite Shaldag unit, from Eshkhar, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, February 3, the army reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Shimon Yehoshua Asulin, 24, a soldier of the 10th Brigade's 924th Engineering Battalion, from Beit Shemesh, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday, February 6, the IDF announced that Major David Shakuri, 30, deputy commander of the 401st Brigade's 601st battalion, from Rehovot, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
The following day, the IDF announced that Staff Sergeant (res.) Hanan Drori, 26, from Jerusalem, a soldier in the 551st Brigade who was seriously wounded in Gaza after being hit by an anti-tank missile in December, succumbed to an aggressive fungal infection in the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv after attempts to save his life have failed.
On Monday, February 12, the IDF announced that Sergean First Class Adi Eldor, 21, from Haifa, and Sergeant First Class (res.) Alon Kleinman, 21, from Tel Aviv, fell in battle in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Sergeant First Class Adi Eldor and Sergeant First Class (res.) Alon Kleinman
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Tuesday, February 13, the IDF announced that three reservists were killed in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. They are Lt. Col. (res.) Netanel Yaacov Elkouby, 36, the commander of the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade’s 630th Battalion, from Haifa; Maj. (res.) Yair Cohen, 30, an acting company commander in the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade’s 630th Battalion, from Ramat Gan; Sgt. First Class (res.) Ziv Chen, 27, of the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade’s 630th Battalion, from Kfar Saba.
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Maj. (res.) Yair Cohen, Lt. Col. (res.) Netanel Yaacov Elkouby and Sgt. First Class (res.) Ziv Chen
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On Wednesday, February 14, the IDF announced that Staff Sgt. Omer Sarah Benjo, 20, of the 91st Division’s 869th Combat Intelligence Collection unit, from Ge’a was killed in a rocket attack from Lebanon on an army base in northern Israel.
On Thursday, February 15, the IDF announced that Staff Sgt. Rotem Sahar-Hadar, 20, of the Paratroopers Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, from Kfar Aviv was killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip.
On Friday, February 16, the army reported that Staff Sergeant Noam Haba, 20, of the Paratroopers Brigade's 202nd Battalion, from Jerusalem, was killed in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, February 17, the IDF reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Ori Yaish, 27, from Modi'in, a 16th Brigade soldier, was killed in a terrorist shooting attack in southern Israel the day before.
On Monday, February 19, the IDF announced that Staff Sergeant Simon Shlomov, 20, a soldier of the 35th Paratrooper Brigade's 202nd Battalion, from Kiryat Bialik, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip the day before.
On Tuesday, February 20, the IDF reported that Staff Sergeant Maoz Morell, 22, a paratrooper, from Talmon, succumbed to his injuries after being mortally wounded in a battle in the southern Gaza Strip the week before.
On Wednesday, February 21, the IDF reported that Staff Sergeant Abraham Wovagen, 21, a soldier of the 933rd (Nahal) Brigade's 932nd Battalion, from Netanya, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, February 24, the IDF reported that Major Eyal Shuminov, 24, from Karmiel, a platoon commander in the Givati Brigade, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, February 24, the IDF reported that Staff Sergeant Ido Eli Zrihen, 20, from Jerusalem and Staff Sergeant Narya Belete, 21, from Shavei Shomron, both of the Givati Brigade's reconnaissance unit, were killed in a battle in southern Gaza.
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Staff Sergeant Narya Belete and Staff Sergeant Ido Eli Zrihen
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On Sunday, February 25, the IDF reported that Sergeant Oz Daniel, 19, a soldier of the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion, from Kfar Saba, was killed on October 7 and his body is held in the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday, February 28, the IDF reported that Major Iftah Shahar, 25, a platoon commander in the elite Shaldag commando unit of the Givati Brigade's 432nd Battalion, from Faran and Captain Itai Seif, 24, a platoon commander in the Givati Brigade's 432nd Battalion, from Yeruham, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, March 2, the IDF identified three soldiers who were killed in a blast in a booby-trapped building in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
They are Sergeant Dolev Malca, 19, from Shlomi; Sergeant Afik Tery, 19, from Rehovot and Sergeant Inon Yitzhak, 19, from Mitzpe Ramon. All three of the Bislamach Brigade’s 450th Battalion.
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Sergeant Dolev Malca, Sergeant Afik Tery and Sergeant Inon Yitzhak
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Saturday evening, March 9, IDF released the name of another fallen hero: Major (res.) Amishar Ben-David, 43, from the West Bank settlement of Eli.
On Sunday, March 10, the IDF reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Michael Gal, 29, a soldier from the Bislamach Brigade, from Jerusalem, was killed in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Major (res.) Amishar Ben-David and Sergeant First Class (res.) Michael Gal
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On Tuesday, March 12, the IDF confirmed that Staff Sergeant Itay Hen was killed during the Hamas massacre on October 7 and his body was abducted by terrorists to Gaza. He was an American citizen.
On Thursday, March 14, the army reported that Chief Warrant Officer Uri Moyal, 51, succumbed to his injuries after being critically wounded in a stabbing attack at a southern Israel coffee shop earlier that day. Moyal managed to shoot and neutralize his attacker before collapsing.
On Sunday, March 17, the IDF confirmed that Captain Daniel Perez was killed during the Hamas massacre on October 7 and his body was abducted by terrorists to Gaza. He was killed alongside Staff Sergeant Itay Hen whose death was announced a few days earlier.
On Monday, March 18, the IDF reported that Staff Sergeant Matan Vinogradov, 20, a soldier from the Nahal Brigade's 932nd Battalion, from Jerusalem, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday, March 19, The IDF Spokesperson's Unit confirmed Warrant Officer (res.) Sebastian Haion, 51, from Rosh Haayin, a commander in the 401st Brigade, fell in clashes against terrorists in the Al Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza.
On Saturday, March 23, The IDF Spokesperson's Unit confirmed Saturday that Sergeant Major Ilay David Garfinkel, 21, a soldier in the Duvadevan Commando Unit, from Sitria, succumbed to his injuries after he was critically wounded in a terror shooting attack in the West Bank that took place on Friday.
On Sunday, March 24, the IDF Spokesperson Unit confirmed Staff Sergeant Lior Raviv, 21, from Rishon LeZion, a soldier in the Nahal Brigade 932nd Battalion, was killed in clashes with terrorists during an operation at the Al Shifa Hospital in the western part of Gaza City.
On Sunday, May 5, The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit confirmed that First Sergeant Ruben Marc Mordechai Assouline, 19, of the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, from Ra’anana, First Sergeant Tal Shavit, 21, of the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion, from Kfar Giladi, and First Sergeant Ido Testa, 19, of the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, from Jerusalem, were killed during Hamas’ rocket attack on the Kerem Shalom crossing.
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First sergeant Ido Testa, First sergeant Ruben Marc Mordechai Assouline, and First sergeant Tal Shavit
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On Monday, May 6, the IDF confirmed that Sergeant Michael Ruzal, 18, from Rishon LeZion, a soldier in the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion, was killed during Hamas’ rocket attack on the Kerem Shalom crossing.
On Monday, May 6, the IDF said that 31-year-old Master Sergeant (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz from the West Bank settlement of Elazar and 31-year-old Master Sergeant (res.) Dan Kamkagi from the settlement of Kfar HaOranim were killed in a Hezbollah drone strike on Metula.
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Master Sergeant (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz and Master Sergeant (res.) Dan Kamkagi
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On Wednesday, May 8, the IDF announced that Staff Sergeant Haim Sabach, 20, a soldier of the 91st Division's 869th Battalion, from Holon, was killed during operational activity in northern Israel.
On Friday, May 10, the IDF reported that four soldiers from the Nahal Brigade's 931st Battalion fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
They were named as Sergeant Itay Livny, 19, from Ramat Hasharon; Sergeant Yosef Dassa, 19, from Kiryat Bialik; Sergeant Ermiyas Mekuriyaw, 19, from Be'er Sheva and Sergeant Daniel Levy, 19, from Kiryat Motzkin.
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Sergeant Itay Livny, Sergeant Yosef Dassa, Sergeant Ermiyas Mekuriyaw and Sergeant Daniel Levy
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The troops were killed by an explosive charge en route to a school that was used as a staging ground for terrorist activities.
Sgt. Ira Yair Gispan, 19, from Petah Tikva, of the 7th Armored Brigade’s 75th Battalion died on May 14 during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced early the following morning.
The IDF on Thursday revealed the names of five IDF paratroopers who were killed in a grave friendly-fire incident in Gaza.
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From top right: Staff Sergeant Gilad Arye Boim, Captain Roy Beit Yaakov, Sergeant Daniel Chemu, Sergeant Ilan Cohen, Staff Sergeant Betzlel David Shashuah
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Captain Roy Beit Yaakov, 22, from Eli; Staff Sergeant Gilad Arye Boim, 22, from Karnei Shomron; Sergeant Daniel Chemu, 20, from Tiberias; Sergeant Ilan Cohen, 20, from Karmiel and Staff Sergeant Betzlel David Shashuah, 22, from Tel Aviv. All served in the Paratroopers Brigade’s 202nd Battalion.
The IDF reported on Sunday, May 19, that Major Gal Shabbat, 24, from Katzir, a company commander in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade (35), succumbed to his injuries after being critically wounded on May 15, 2024, in a confrontation with terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip.
The army announced on Wednesday, May 22, that Master Sergeant Gideon Chay DeRowe, 33, from Tel Aviv, was killed in the fighting in northern Gaza. Staff Sergeant Eliyahu Haim Emsallem, 21, from Ra'anana, and Captain Israel Yudkin, 22, from Kfar Chabad, were killed in a separate incident.
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Gideon Chay DeRowe, Eliyahu Haim Emsallem, Israel Yudkin
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On Sunday, May 26, the IDF reported that Staff Sergeant Betzalel Zvi Kovach, 20, a soldier in the Netzah Yehuda Battalion of the Kfir Brigade, from Jerusalem, succumbed to his wounds after being critically wounded in battle in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun last Wednesday.
Later that day, the army reported that Staff Sergeant Sahar Sudaei, 20, a soldier of the Givati Brigade's 435th Battalion, from Tel Aviv, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Staff Sergeant Betzalel Zvi Kovach and Staff Sergeant Sahar Sudaei
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On Wednesday, May 29, the IDF named three soldiers of the 50th Battalion of the Nahal Brigade who were killed by an explosive in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
They are Staff Sgt. Amir Galilov, 20, from Shimsheet; Staff Sgt. Uri Bar Or, 21, from Midreshet Ben-Gurion and Staff Sgt. Ido Appel, 21, from Tzofar.
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Staff Sgt. Uri Bar Or, Staff Sgt. Ido Appel and Staff Sgt. Amir Galilov
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On Friday, May 31, The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Adar Gavriel, 24, from Caesarea, a soldier in the 6828th Battalion and Sergeant Yehonatan Elias, 20, from Jerusalem, a soldier in the Givati Brigade, were killed in clashes against terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
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Sergeant Yehonatan Elias, Sergeant First Class (res.) Adar Gavriel
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On Tuesday, June 11, the IDF reported that Major Tal Pshebilski Shaulov, 24, from Gedera; Staff Sergeant Eitan Karlsbrun, 20, from Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut; Sergeant Almog Shalom, 19, from Kibbuz Hamadia and Sergeant Yair Levin, 19, from Givat Harel were killed in an explosion that took place in the Gaza Strip’s Rafah. The officer and three soldiers all served in the Givati Brigade.
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Major Tal Pshebilski Shaulov, Staff Sergeant Eitan Karlsbrun, Sergeant Almog Shalom, Sergeant Yair Levin
On Saturday, June 15, the army said that eight Israeli soldiers were killed when an engineering armored personnel carrier (APC) exploded in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Among the fallen is Captain Wassem Mahmoud, 23, from Beit Jann, a deputy company commander in the 601st Engineering Battalion of the 401st Iron Trails Brigade.
The military later reported that Sergeant Yair Roitman, 19, a trainee in the Givati Reconnaissance Unit, from Karnei Shomron, died from his injuries after being critically wounded earlier this during a battle in southern Gaza.
On Sunday, June 16, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit reported that Captain (res.) Eitan Koplovich, 28, from Jerusalem, and Senior Staff Sergeant Major (res.) Elon Waiss, 49, from Psagot, were killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. The soldiers, who served in the 8th Reserve Armored Brigade’s 129th Battalion, were killed in an IED explosion detonated on their tank in Gaza City.
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Senior Staff Sergeant Major (res.) Elon Waiss, Captain (res.) Eitan Koplovich
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The military later allowed the publication of the names of six of the soldiers who died when a Namer armored combat engineering vehicle they were riding in was attacked by an anti-tank missile in Rafah. They are: Sergeant Eliyahu Moshe Zimbalist, 21, from Beit Shemesh; Sergeant Itay Amar, 19, from Kochav Yair; Staff Sergeant Stanislav Kostarev, 21, from Ashdod; Staff Sergeant Orr Blumovitz, 20, from Parders Hana; Staff sergeant Oz Yeshaia Gruber, 20, from Tal Menashe; and Sergeant Yakir Ya'akov Levi, 21, from Hafetz Haim.
The IDF later named two additional fallen soldiers who were killed amid clashes in the Gaza Strip. Sergeant Tzur Avraham, 22 from Modi'in and Sergeant Shalom Menachem, 21 from the West Bank settlement of Bet El.
On Thursday, June 20, the army reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Omer Smadga, 25, from Ganot Hadar, and Sergeant First Class (res.) Saadia Yaakov Dery, 27, from Tel Aviv, both soldiers of the 3rd Brigade's 9203rd Batallion were killed in action in the central Gaza Strip.
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Sergeant First Class (res.) Omer Smadga and Sergeant First Class (res.) Saadia Yaakov Dery
On Saturday, June 22, the IDF reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Malkia Gross, 25, from Susya, a soldier in the Armored Corps' 9212th Battalion, was killed in the southern Gaza Strip.
On Monday, June 24, the army reported that Sergeant Major Mhamad El Atrash, 39, an IDF tracker in the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division, was killed and abducted by Hamas on October 7.
On Thursday, June 27, the IDF reported that Captain Alon Sacgiu was killed overnight during a counter-terror operation in the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. The officer served as the Kfir Brigade's Haruv Battalion sniper unit commander and was killed as a result of a powerful explosive that was buried deep below ground at the camp’s entrance and set off.
On Saturday, June 29, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum, 21, from Ma’ale Adomim, a soldier in the 77th Battalion, and Staff Sergeant Yair Avitan, 20, from Ra'anana, a soldier from the 890th Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, fell in clashes against terrorists in Gaza.
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Sergeant First Class (res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum, Staff Sergeant Yair Avitan
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On Tuesday, July 2, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said Sergeant First Class (res.) Yehuda Geto, 22, from Pardes Hanna-Karkur, an operational military driver, was killed in an explosion in Tulkarem, located in the West Bank.
The military confirmed later on Tuesday that Master Sergeant (Res.) Nadav Elchanan Knoller, 30, from Jerusalem, and Major (Res.) Eyal Avnion, 25, from Hod HaSharon, were killed in an explosion in central Gaza.
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Major (Res.) Eyal Avnion, Master Sergeant (Res.) Nadav Elchanan Knoller
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Wednesday, July 3, The IDF reported that Sergeant Aleksandr (Sasha) Iakiminskyi, 19, from Nahariya, a driver in the 188th Brigade's 71st Battalion, was killed in a terrorist stabbing attack at a shopping mall in the northern city of Karmiel.
On Thursday, July 4, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit reported that Captain Roy Miller, 21, from Herzliya, platoon commander in Givati Brigade's Rotem Battalion, fell in action in clash with terrorists inside a building and Captain Elay Elisha Lugasi, 21, from Kiryat Shmona, team commander in 7th Armored Brigade's 75th Battalion, killed by anti-tank fire in Gaza City's Shijaiyah.
The IDF also reported that Major (Res.) Itay Galea, aged 38 from Ramat Gan was killed in the Hezbollah attack on a military base on the Golan Heights in northern Israel. He was survived by his pregnant wife and two daughters.
In addition, it was reported that Staff Sergeant Eyal Mimran, 20, from Ness Ziona was killed in Shijaiyah.
On Sunday, July 7, the IDF reported that Major Jalaa Ibrahem, 25, a company commander in the 601st Engineering Battalion of the 401st Brigade, from the Druze village of Sajur, was killed by an anti-tank missile in Rafah.
On Tuesday, July 9, the army reported that Sgt. First Class Tal Lahat, 21, of the Maglan commando unit, from Kfar Saba was killed in battle in the central Gaza Strip.
On Thursday, July 11, the IDF reported that Master Sergeant (res.) Valeri Chefonov, 33, from Netanya, a vehicle officer of the 228th Brigade's 9308th Battalion, was killed by a Hezbollah drone strike in the western Galilee.
On Thursday, July 18, the IDF reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Efraim Ben Amram, 25, from Yesud HaMa'ala, a soldier from the 53rd Battalion, 188th Brigade, succumbed to his injuries after he was severely injured after a drone attack in the northern Golan Heights back in June, in which 16 other soldiers were also injured.
On Thursday, July 25, the army reported that Captain Ariel Topaz succumbed to his injuries more than a week after being wounded in a combined car-ramming and shooting attack in the central city of Ramla.
Also on July 25, the army reported that the bodies of Sergeant Major (Res.) Ravid Aryeh Katz, 51, a member of the Kibbutz Nir Oz alert squad, and Master Sergeant (res.) Oren Goldin, 33, a member of the Nir Yitzhak alert squad, were retrieved from Gaza. Katz and Goldin fell defending their communities and their bodies were abducted to Gaza. They had been presumed hostage.
Furthermore, the army reported that Staff Sergeant Noam Douek, 20, from Kiryat Motzkin, a soldier in the 9th Battalion of the 401st Armored Corps Brigade, had died from a suspected toxic gas poisoning in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Additionally, Staff Sergeant (res.) Moti Rave, a Givati Brigade soldier, from Shani, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Staff Sergeant Noam Douek and Staff Sergeant (res.) Moti Rave
(Photo: Courtesy of the family, Magen David Adom)
On Saturday, July 27, the IDF reported that Sergeant Yonatan Aharon Greenblatt, 21, a soldier of the Givati Brigade's 424th Battalion, from Beit Shemesh, succumbed to his injuries a week after being critically wounded in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
On Monday, August 12, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported that Sergeant Omer Ginzburg, 19, a soldier in the Paratroopers Brigade's 101st Battalion, from Kiryat Tiv'on, fell in combat in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. Ginzburg fell during a battle near Khan Younis as part of the 98th Division's raid on terrorist targets in the city.
On Saturday, August 17, the army reported that Major (res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled, 34, from Rosh Haayin, and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Mordechai Ben Shoam, 34, from Geva Binyamin— a company commander and a heavy truck driver, respectively, in the Logistics Corps' 8119th Battalion—died from an explosive device that was detonated by a group of terrorists against an administrative convoy from a reserve armament unit operating in the Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip.
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Sgt. Maj. (res.) Mordechai Ben Shoam and Major (res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Monday, August 19, the IDF reported that Chief Warrant Officer Mahmood Amaria, 45, a tracker in the 300th "Baram" Regional Brigade, from Ibtin, was killed in a Hezbollah drone strike in the Western Galilee.
Later that day, the army reported that Lieutenant Shahar Ben Nun, 21, a commander in the Paratroopers Brigade’s Reconnaissance Unit, from Petah Tikva, was killed during a raid on the outskirts of the Hamed neighborhood in the western part of Gaza’s Khan Younis.
On Thursday, August 22, the army reported that Sergeant Ori Ashkenazi Nechemya, 19, a soldier in the 401st Brigades' 46th Battalion, from Ashkelon, fell in action in the southern Gaza Strip.
On Friday, August 23, the IDF reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Evyatar Atuar, 24, a reserves soldier in the 16th Brigade's 6310th Reconnaissance Battalion, from Rosh Haayin, fell in battle in the central Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, August 25, the IDF reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Danil Pechenyuk, 26, from Bat Yam, Sergeant First Class (res.) Nitai Metodi,23, from Ashkelon, and Sergeant Major (res.) Yaniv Itzhak Oren, 35, from Ein Gedi, fell during combat in the Gaza Strip.
Danil Pechenyuk and Nitai Metodi were killed by an explosive on Friday that also claimed the life of Sergeant First Class (res.) Evyatar Atuar, while seven additional soldiers were injured.
The IDF reported that Staff Sergeant Amit Tsadikov, 20, a soldier in the Paratroopers Brigade's 202nd Battalion, from Beit Dagan, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip due to an explosive device.
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Sergeant First Class (res.) Danil Pechenyuk, Sergeant First Class (res.) Nitai Metodi and Sergeant Major (res.) Yaniv Itzhak Oren
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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First published: 00:25, 10.08.23